MLB Player News

Manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that it's "very likely" Kelly (shoulder) will be activated from the 60-day injured list to start Sunday's game against Philadelphia, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Kelly has been on the shelf since late April with a teres major strain of his right shoulder. After throwing 62 pitches in a four-inning rehab start for High-A Hillsboro on Tuesday, Kelly looks to have showed well enough in that outing for the Diamondbacks to bring him back. The 35-year-old was dominant before going down with the injury, logging a 2.19 ERA across 24.2 innings over four starts with Arizona. However, expectations shouldn't be too high for Kelly in his first start back, considering the lengthy absence in addition to the fact that he'll be matching up against Philadelphia's potent offense.

Megill (back) will throw a bullpen session Saturday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Saturday will mark Megill's first time throwing off a mound since a lower-back injury forced him onto the injured list near the end of July. It remains unclear how far away he is from rejoining Milwaukee's bullpen, but the return of Devin Williams means that Megill will almost certainly be moved into a setup role once he's activated.

An MRI on Feltner's throwing shoulder came back negative Friday, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.

The right-hander was placed on the IL on Thursday with a strained right shoulder, but Friday's MRI confirmed he isn't dealing with any structural damage. The team is optimistic that Feltner might return after the minimum 15 days, meaning the 27-year-old could rejoin the rotation as soon as Aug. 23. In the meantime, Dakota Hudson and Tanner Gordon will hold down the back end of the Rockies' rotation.

Herrera is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Adrian Del Castillo will start behind home plate Friday and bat fifth against Philadelphia right-hander Zack Wheeler. Herrera went 1-for-3 with one strikeout in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies.

Gurriel is absent from the starting lineup for Friday's game against Philadelphia, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Gurriel will begin Friday's contest in the dugout after going 2-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies. Jake McCarthy will start in left field and bat second against right-hander Zack Wheeler.

Marte is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Marte will begin Friday's contest in the dugout after going 0-for-4 with one walk, one run scored and three strikeouts in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Philadelphia. Kevin Newman will start at second base and bat ninth against Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler.

Abrams was scratched from the Nationals' lineup ahead of Friday's game versus the Angels.

The Nationals haven't yet announced why Abrams was taken out of the lineup, but more clarification should come shortly. In the meantime, Nasim Nunez will fill in at shortstop and bat ninth.

The Rockies will select Hudson's contract from Triple-A Albuquerque and have him start Saturday's game against Atlanta, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.

The loss of Ryan Feltner (shoulder) created an opening in Colorado's starting rotation, and Hudson will be the choice to fill the gap until Feltner is able to return. The 29-year-old has started 17 games for the Rockies this season, but he was outrighted to Albuquerque in early July after accumulating a 5.84 ERA and 1.64 WHIP, both of which represent the worst marks of his seven-year MLB career. Cal Quantrill, who was originally slated to start Saturday's game, will have his next start pushed back to Colorado's next series in Arizona.

Pagan (lat) is with the Reds for their weekend series against the Brewers, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Pagan began his rehab assignment Aug. 2, and after throwing two scoreless frames over his first two outings, he gave up two runs on two hits in one inning in his last appearance with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. The 33-year-old reliever travelled with the team to Milwaukee and could be activated during the weekend series. Pagan has recorded three holds across 22 major-league appearances this season with a 4.43 ERA and 1.38 WHIP over 20.1 innings.

The Diamondbacks optioned Cecconi to Triple-A Reno on Friday.

Cecconi threw three innings of relief Thursday and allowed two runs on four hits. However, with the Diamondbacks in need of fresh arms ahead of a three-game series against the Phillies, Cecconi will cede his spot on the active roster to Scott McGough.